lupine
pronunciation
How to pronounce lupine in British English:
UK [ˈlu:paɪn]
How to pronounce lupine in American English:
US [ˈlupən]
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- Noun:
- any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
Word Origin
- lupine (adj.)
- "wolf-like," 1650s, from French lupine "wolf-like," from Latin lupinus "of the wolf," from lupus "wolf" (see wolf (n.)).
Example
- 1. Not lupine living on sand and drouth .
- 2. A shed stands in a field of lupine in halifax .
- 3. Now they call her the lupine lady .
- 4. For all the hoo-ha , evidence to justify idaho 's lupine anxiety is underwhelming .
- 5. Septwolves is now so successful that it has sired a whole lair of lupine copycats .